Accreditation of teacher education courses
74 Accreditation of teacher education courses
(1) A higher education institution may apply to the Board in writing for the accreditation of a course that it provides, or proposes to provide, in the Territory.
The application must be:
made in the approved form; and
(b) accompanied by the documents required by the approved form; and
(c) accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) Within 8 months of accepting the application, the Board must either:
(a) accredit the course by giving the applicant written notice confirming the accreditation; or
refuse to accredit the course.
(4) However, the Board must not accredit the course unless satisfied on reasonable grounds that:
(a) the course is a teacher education course; and
(ab) the course meets the requirements of the prescribed accreditation standards; and
(b) a person who completes the course will attain the abilities, knowledge and skills required under the professional teaching standards approved by the Board; and
(c) the course accords with all other relevant professional standards approved by the Board.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed fee
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